Quotes About Self-discovery

Answerless questions can destroy you.

All the other things I am - they're too complicated. I can feel them lying in wait, planning their return.

There's been a lot of things said about me Since that awful day I'm not the person that I used to be And that I'll never be the same That's true - no doubt But I know more now what life is about I laugh louder Cry harder Take less time to make up my mind and I Think smarter Go slower I know what I want And what I don't I'll be better than I've ever been

I'd like to remain at that one delicate remove, so you can get to know me without the distraction of other people's noise.

Living within the definition of his own truth, just like me. He knows who he wants to be. Most people our age don't have to do that. They stay within the realm of the easy. If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose to go through the initially painful and ultimately comforting process of finding it.

sometimes you just have to dance like a madman in the Self-Help section of your local bookstore

We're not gay. We're eight.

You never asked what my anthem was. But that's okay, because I still don't know what I'd answer.

Maybe I'm better like this. Maybe I could live my life in my own world, and then simply leave it when it's time to go.

My mother sewed my name into all my underwear. But, really, it was another boy's name I was ready to sew into my heart.

Try to capture what it's like to have never squeezed yourself into the shape of someone else's expectations.

We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us.

Coming out is a lifelong process, Ms. MacTraugh continued. Each time we meet someone new or move to a different setting, we're challenged to reveal who we are. It's not always easy. But no matter how difficult, it's something I've never regretted. So few things in life truly matter. Chief among them are being true to yourself, and being honest with others... As I said, only you can determine what's the right decision.

I have to let go of some other things in order not to crash right into the ground. I no longer give a fuck. I mean, I didn't think I gave a fuck before. But that was amateur not-giving-afuck. This is stop-at-nothing, don't-give-a-fuck freedom.

But do you know what happens to girls who love lost boys? They becomes lost themselves. Without fail. -A

It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow from shadow, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there...and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him, you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you. -Ben

It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow in shadows, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there... and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you.

But do you know what happens to girls who love lost boys? They become lost themselves.

Only when you are challenged—and only when you challenge yourself—do you discover what truly matters.

Nothing. Because wasn't that how I felt that day? If you zoom close- if you really get close to someone, if you really get close to yourself- then you lose the other person, you lose yourself entirely. You get so close you can't see anymore. Your mind becomes all these abstract fragments. English becomes math.

Observar o mundo de cima, e ficar a sós comigo mesmo. Aquilo, descobri, era do que eu precisava.

It's just nice to see you out from his shadow. Because things don't grow in shadows, you know? So it was frustrating to see you standing there...and really cool to see you step out of it. I don't know who this new guy is, but make sure when you're with him, you're not standing in his shadow. Stand where everyone can see you. -Ben

Coming out is a lifelong process,' Ms. MacTraugh continued. Each time we meet someone new or move to a different setting, we're challenged to reveal who we are. It's not always easy. But no matter how difficult, it's something I've never regretted. So few things in life truly matter. Chief among them are being true to yourself, and being honest with others.' ... 'As I said, only you can determine what's the right decision.

I've tried breaking things to feel better and found that it only feels better while things are breaking.